Benjamin Ray

1 week ago | rentonreporter.com | Benjamin Ray

Liberty High School’s Calvin Cakarnis jumped on the high school golf scene two years ago at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club where he tied for second in just his sophomore year at the state championships. This year he turned it all around and stood alone atop the golf podium, taking home a state championship on May 21 at the Creek at Qualchan Golf Course in Spokane. Over the two-day tournament, Cakarnis made up three shots to take home first place by a single stroke.

1 week ago | rentonreporter.com | Benjamin Ray

After falling in the district championship, Liberty High School sophomore Tayler Conway won four matches following that loss to Mercer Island’s Caitlyn Ying at Lower Woodland Park. In a rematch a week later, with a bit more on the line, Conway defeated Ying in straight sets to win her the 3A singles state championship. Conway completed the fabled journey of losing the district championship to beat the same player in the championship as was done to her last season.

1 week ago | rentonreporter.com | Benjamin Ray

Two years ago, Liberty High School’s fastpitch team had a historical collapse in the state tournament — one that haunted the players, coaches and fans for two years. The Patriots were the number three seed in the state tournament and were up 6-1 in the seventh inning in the quarterfinals against Walla Walla. In that fateful seventh inning, the Patriots allowed eight runs to come across, sending the Patriots to the loser’s bracket and dashing their state tournament hopes.

2 weeks ago | rentonreporter.com | Benjamin Ray

Last season, then-freshman Tayler Conway showed her tennis prowess, winning a league and district title in just her first season at Liberty High School. Conway went all the way to the 3A WIAA State Tournament final match against Amina Avdic for the second championship match against Avdic that season. Conway fell in straight sets (6-0, 7-6, 8-6) down in Vancouver to Avdic to take second place in the state tournament. This year Conway has her eyes set on the state championship.

2 weeks ago | federalwaymirror.com | Benjamin Ray

It took every game possible in the bracket, but for the first time since 2015, the Decatur High School baseball team is going dancing after an 8-1 win over Kelso in the final game of the district tournament on May 17. “It’s huge for us. We battled with Enumclaw, we battled with them all three times this year. They’re not used to losing and being behind. When they do, they sometimes get a little down. But our leadership is really good.